I finished reading:

“Love Heals” written by Becca Stevens.  195 pages.

The Seventy Seventh book of the year.  25,784 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Longest Winter:  The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II’s Most Decorated Platoon” written by Alex Kershaw.   285 pages.

The seventy sixth book of the year.  25,589 pages at an average of 337 pages per book.

-Richard 

End of Bout of Books Day 7 (May 17th) and Final Post:

Pages read Day 7: 355
Books finished Day 7: 1

Total Pages Read:  1,494
Total Books Finished:  5

-Richard

I finished reading;

“Amazonia” written by James Rollins.  510 pages.

The seventy fifth book of the year.  25,304  pages at an average of 337 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 6 (May 16th):

Pages read Day 6:  223
Books finished Day 6:  1

Total Pages Read:  1139
Total Books Finished: 4

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Praying Shapes Believing:  A Theological Commentary on The Book it Common Prayer” written by Leonel L. Mitchell.  303 pages.

The seventy fourth book of the year.  24,794 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard 

End of Bout of Books Day 5 (May 15th):

Pages read on Day 5:  268
Books finished on Day 5: 1

Total Pages Read:  916
Total Books Finished: 3

-Richard

“I finished reading:

“The Silence of our Friends” written by Mark Long, Jim Demonakos and Nate Powell.  199 pages.

The seventy third book of the year.  24,491 pages at an average of 335 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 4: 

Pages read Day 4:  190
Books finished Day 4: 1

Total Pages Read:  648
Total Books Finished: 2

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Saga Volume Five” written by Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan.  152 pages.

The seventy second book of the year.  24,292 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 3 (May 13th):

Pages read on Day 3:  176
Books finished Day 3: 1

Total Pages Read:  458
Total Books Finished: 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Leningrad Siege and Symphony:  The Story of the Great City Terrorized by Hitler, Immortalized by Shostakovich”  493 pages.

The seventy first book of the year.  24,140 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

 -Richard 

End of Bout of Books Day 2 (May 12th):

Pages read on Day 2:  146
Books finished on Day 2: 0

Total Pages Read:  282
Total Books Finished: 0

-Richard

End of Bout of Books Day 1 (May 11th):

Pages Read on Day 1:  136
Books finished Day 1: 0

-Richard

We will be participating in our 17th bout of books read-a-thon next week. 

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are daily challenges, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For Bout of Books 28 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

-Richard

I finished reading:

“The Smell of Other People’s Houses” written by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock.  223 pages.

The seventieth book of the year.  23,647 pages at an average of 338 pages per book.

-Richard

I finished reading:

“Whirlybirds and Ordinary Times:  Reflections on Faith and the Changing of Seasons” written by Katie Savage.  218 pages.

The sixty ninth book of the year.  23,424 pages at an average of 339 pages per book.

-Richard 

I finished reading:

“The Big Rich:  The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes” written by Bryan Burroughs.  438 pages.

The sixty eighth book of the year.  23,206 pages at an average of 341 pages per book.

-Richard